And the sewing.

[mandie_rw]

I can apparently be sort of productive when I want to be. Never ceases to amaze me. Despite being sort of busy today, Igot the orange petticoat all cartridge-pleated and attached to the waistband. And hooks and eyes put on too, and marked the hem, so all I need to do is hem the thing.

Well, and iron it; that thing's wrinkly.

Extremely dubious shots of cartridge pleats:




And yeah, the black gathering thread shows, but I never bother matching gathering threads to the fabric, because I'd have far too many spools of buttonhole twist - especially when it doesn't show! (A gown, I'd consider matching thread...)